The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-12
TIE REa1srER's LOGIC.
It's raerile Position In tho Matter Made Ap,

It's ruerilo Position In the Matter Made Ap,
7ots Editor Of atllnteligenetr: 1, X, .ll}.
sIR:-"Consisteucy'a q jewell" which
the Register doesn'tseem to sot a high value
on. 1ts favorite axiom apparently Is
"Tho end jus!iaes the msans." E,rly In
the acknowledgements laudablo agitation Of
the proposal to purchase old Camp Oa.lile
as q Memorial Park the Register printed
an article in which 1t said among oshe,
good things: a>.gf 4
| "Amoug the score Of plans proposed 70,
securing tho Old Fair Grounds-"C Camp
Carlile"-for public purposes, ia a revival
Of the project OF having the city purchase
the ground for park. The continent In
this direction Is very strong, and the plan
had many advocates long before. the ad.
vent Of tho big Reunion suggested the site
az a suitable one Tor an annual gathering
Of old veterans" rs .,I,-l.IlS,H.
"Ths argumenta in favor Of the purchase
are many, not the least forcibie being the
fact that il the Old Fair Groundsia allowed
to pass into private hands, tho last oppor.
tuninity OF Wheeling to secure q park
within the city limits vanishGs. The quss.
ton is discussed everywhere upon the
streets, and sentiment eeems practically a
unit in favor OF the scheme"
This uttsrancs I call your special alton.
ton to, and also this one: -l.a ~ ,f
"Peoplo who have. thought over the
subject are convinced the city ought to
own the tract, in order to secure its i'm.
provement and allow tho greatest Doe.
sib!e benefit to accrue to the public"
Nor is there any uncertain sound about
the following: $ssS y5 .,89
"At the City Hall, Tuesday night, while
members OF Council were waiting Tor a
quorum, the matter was brought up, when,
10 the aurpflss Of come present, out OF hall
dozen members, every one favored tho
idea OF having the city buy the property.
The reasons urged were strong and prsc-
tical, and the earnestneua Of those advance
ing views left no doubt Of the feeling on
the subject" s25.i'-'1e5
At the time. many friends Of the park
project thought the Register was actuated
by q desire to shiit public sentiment into
q channel in which it could be- combRted
easily. This suspicion was kept rather
quiet, however, the main thing in the
eyes OF those Of US who desire tho pur-
chase Of the ground being to secure the
park, the means being a minor cdnsiiera.
ton. ,tEt,s -, "a. y. : n !.
Now that the public aeems to be in f..
vor Of the city buying the park, the Regis.
ter 10 using oil its influence to defeat The
project. Tia arguments are funny:
For instance, it says the city ia unable to
buy the old fair grounds, and in the sanle
Issue quoteH with approval the alleged er-
preston Of an unnamed citizen in favor OF
buying tho new Fair grounds. No moro
ridiculous and illogical combination Of ar.
2unents could be mado. It serves iorci.
bly, 10 show that the Register is acLuated by
the motive. anything to beat tho park
project" The city is mot able" 10 buy
the old fair grounds; Rtgis!er's estimate OF
cost $50, 000 but it can aud ought to buy
the new fair grounds, co5t Sl5, 0e0, and
fifteen additional acres Of land adjoining,
cost $4,000 or SO. II this does not giyethe
Registers position the reduc.io od alsurdam,
what could? PARE PARTISAN.
Wheeling, Sept. II. VA.